JTI

The Media Outlet has been independently certified according to the JTI Programme and CWA 17493:2019.

Deloitte

Certified by

Deloitte

Date of certification

17/07/2023

Contact details

477 Collins Street
3000 Melbourne
Australia

Media Outlet SWI swissinfo.ch Legal Entity Schweizerische Radio- und Fernsehgesellschaft (Société suisse de radiodiffusion et télévision) Date of first publication 05/07/2021 Date of Latest Change 21/09/2021

8. Disclosure of Revenue Sources and Data Collection

The aim of disclosure is to be able to assess potential conflicts of interests. Media Outlets are encouraged to exceed the financial disclosure requirements mandated by their national laws in order to achieve this goal. In cases where the requirements cannot be met, a justification for non-compliance should be published.

8.1. Sources of Revenue

The Media Outlet shall disclose a list of its sources of revenue, ranked from largest to smallest. These may include subscriptions, advertising, major donors and donations, subsidies, fees, sales, memberships, sponsorships, events, etc. Organisations obliged to publish or make public their financial information shall provide a reference to the source where the data is accessible. The Media Outlet may disclose its revenue and/or the categories of its sources of revenue, including the respective ratios. A Media Outlet owned by the state or the government, or financed with public money, shall disclose the nature of its source(s) of revenue: license fees, government budget, partnerships, public subscriptions, grants, commercial advertising, or other. Where a media entity deems itself precluded from disclosure of information due to safety and security concerns as outlined in the Terms and Definitions section, these shall be explained.

What are the categories of sources of revenue for the Media Outlet, ranked from largest to smallest? These may include subscriptions, advertising, major donors, donations, subsidies, fees, sales, memberships, sponsorships, events, etc.

50% of funding comes from the public broadcasting licence fee that all households and businesses in Switzerland pay, and 50% directly from federal taxes to fulfill mandate as Switzerland's international news service.

Is the Media Outlet required to make financial disclosures?

Yes

Are those disclosures visible to the public?

Yes

What is the URL for those disclosures?

Included in SWI swissinfo.ch annual report: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/annual-report-swi-swissinfo-ch-2020/46455352

What is the revenue of the Media Outlet?

CHF 18 million annually

What is the ratio of the categories of revenue sources (as in question no. 46)?

50% of funding comes from the public broadcasting licence fee that all households and businesses in Switzerland pay, and 50% directly from federal taxes to fulfill mandate as Switzerland's international news service.

Is there any reason for safety and security that you have given incomplete data in this section?

No

8.2. Data collection disclosure

Where a Media Outlet processes personal data from its audiences, on its own or by engaging with third parties, that shall be disclosed. The Media Outlet shall describe what personal data is processed, by which methods and for what purpose.

Does your Media Outlet process any personal information from online visitors on its own or with third parties?

Yes

What information is processed?

Information about the browser type and version used
User's operating system
User's Internet service provider
User's IP address
Date and time of connection
Website from which the user's system was referred to our website
Websites that the user's system connects to from our website
Name of the downloaded file
Data volume transferred
Message indicating if the download was successful

What is the purpose for gathering that information?

Analyse users' browsing behaviour
Identify or authenticate our users
Temporarily store certain user inputs (e.g. online form content)
Store certain user preferences (e.g. search or language settings)
Store data to ensure smooth playback of video and audio content.
Analysis cookies to analyse user behaviour (e.g. subpages visited, search queries performed) in statistical form.
Statistical information on the use of online platforms in order to make them more user-friendly and to do market research.

By what methods is the information processed?

Logfiles, cookies, web analytics tools, social plug-ins, contact forms